Federal Court: Legal Basis for Website Blocking Missing

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According to the Federal Court, Internet providers should not be obliged to block certain websites.

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The Federal Court has just set a clear limit to digital censorship in Switzerland: a prosecutor cannot order Internet access providers (ISPs) to block websites. By giving reason to the independent operator Init7 in front of the Vaudian Public Prosecutor's Office, the highest judicial body in the country recalls that such a measure requires [...]

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Swiss authorities may only require Internet providers to block access to websites in clearly regulated cases. In a corresponding judgment, the Federal Court gives the Swiss internet provider Init7 the right and declares a blocking order issued by the public prosecutor's office invalid.